Confessions of an English Opium-Eater · Character
Samuel Johnson
The English writer and lexicographer, cited as an authority on opium.
minor
Also known as Dr. Johnson
First appearance: part ii the pleasures of opium
Samuel Johnson shows up with force in Preliminary Confessions. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Quoted for his remark that we never do anything consciously for the last time without sadness of heart.
Samuel Johnson first appears in 0003 part ii the pleasures of opium.
In Preliminary Confessions: Quoted for his remark that we never do anything consciously for the last time without sadness of heart.
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See Samuel Johnson in part ii the pleasures of opium